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About Kanwa Village

Kanwa is a large village in Haidergarh tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,710, made up of 1,354 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.73 hectares hectares.

Kanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Haidergarh
Area (hectares) 411.73 hectares
Population 2,710
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanwa is the 50th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents. Its 411.73 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kanwa

The census records public bus service for Kanwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanwa from other places

Kanwa lies about 14 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Safedabad, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanwa
Nearest railway station Safedabad 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Haidergarh 14 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 14 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 15 km

Villages closest to Kanwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haidergarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwa village had a population of 2,710. That makes it the 50th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents.

Kanwa village has 1,354 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwa has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kanwa covers 411.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanwa falls under Haidergarh tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanwa is Safedabad, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanwa.

Kanwa is about 14 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwa is in Haidergarh tehsil of Bara Banki district. Safedabad is about 13 km away. Haidergarh is about 14 km away. Bara Banki is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhwa Pur (under 2 km), Mamrakha Pur (3.0 km) and Tikariya (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanwa today is likely to be higher.

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